Archery bow



R. J. MENNE I 2,483,145

ARCHERY BOW Filed Oct. 11, 1945 Ray J. Manna INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 27, 1949 ARCHERY BOW Ray J. Menne, East Troy, Wis.,assignor to Menne Developments, East Troy, Wis., a. partnershipApplication October 11, 1945, Serial No. 621,780

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a bow for bow and arrow sets.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a low-cost durable bowadapted particularly for use by children. 1

Another object of the invention is to eliminate the requirement of closespecifications in seasoning and grain of the wood employed in a bow.

Another object is to provide a more permanent and attractive coloring.for abow, that does not deteriorate by reason of theflexing of the bowor leaving it in the damp grass and the like as children are wont to do.

Other objects and advantages will be set forth in the description of anembodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bow;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken centrally of the bow online 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar section taken near one end of the bow on line 33 ofFig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of one end of the bow showing thecrimped end in longitudinal section.

The bow comprises a tubular body or case I extending the full length ofthe bow and consisting of a suitable synthetic resin material. Aresilient dowel 2 is disposed inside the case I and is of a diametersufilcient to fit reasonably close therein, and is preferably of alength short of that of the case to provide for crimping the ends of thecase as at 3.

The case I is preferably constructed of a thermo-plastic material whichmay have a brilliant color permanently combined therein for the fullthickness. This avoids the necessity of painting the outside of the bowand provides a substantially permanent and attractive color for the bowregardless of handling.

The thickness of the outer case may vary depending upon the material andthe size of the bow, a suitable thickness generally being between about3%" and 1 6".

The dowel 2 is preferably of wood and need not be selected with care asto seasoning or grain. It need not be treated in any way prior to itsinsertion in the bow other than warping the same on the curve of thehow, if desired. It may be left relatively loose in the bow and is heldin place by the crimped ends 3.

The ends 3 are crimped after insertion of the dowel 2, as shown in Figs.3 and 4. For this purpose, with thermo-plastic, the end need only beheated in steam or hot water and then manually crimped by a tool, anoperation that is quick and of extremely low cost.

The crimping of the ends provides a substantially U-shaped cross sectionwhich is reinforced by double wall thickness and which constitutes astrong support for the bow string 4, fastened thereto. For this purposethe crimped end 3 has a shoulder adjacent the end of the dowel 2 and isbent reversely from the main curvature of the bow to receive the string4. The U-shape of the crimped end may be disposed either upright asshown or upside down.

The initial curvature of the bow may be provided by warping either thecase I or dowel 2 or both prior to assembly, or by applying a warpingtreatment after assembly.

The bow may either be considered as having a tubular plastic bodystrengthened and given resilience by a resilient center, or it may beconsidered as having a cheap wood body protected against splitting andbreaking upon bending in use, by an outer plastic case gripping andsupporting the same.

Various embodiments of the invention may be employed within the scope ofthe accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. A bow comprising a curved body constituted of a tubular plasticmaterial encasing a central resilient member disposed therein andremoved from the ends thereof.

2. A bow comprising a curved body constituted of a tubular plasticmaterial encasing a central resilient member, and end members formedfrom the plastic case for holding the central member in place andproviding a fastening for a bow string.

3. A bow comprising a curved body constituted of a tubular plasticmaterial encasing a central wood dowel fitting therein, and end membersformed from the plastic case for holding the dowel in place andproviding a fastening for a bow string.

RAY J. MENNE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS- Number Name Date 218,199 Sutton Aug. 5, 18791,960,477 Cowdery May 29, 1934

